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Shakeups at the top of HTC continue Ė the Taiwanese maker is losing its Benjamin Ho and Fred Liu. Liu served as interim COO and was the President of Engineering & Operations, he is retiring after a 16 year stint at the company.
Fred Liu was...

A few days ago we informed you about Android 4.4.4 test builds being seeded on Motorola DROID Maxx, Ultra and Mini to qualified Verizon testers. We knew this meant the updates are in the final stages and will begin seeding soon.
Well, the...

Last month Jolla released the major Saapunki firmware, which combined the planned 6 and 7 updates into one. The company also promised to bring update 8 in July and it is now rolling out, just as scheduled.
The new update 8 for the Sailfish OS...

Last week we talked about Xiaomi launching the Mi 3 in the Indian market. This week, the company has launched two more smartphones, along with a revised pricing for the Mi 3 and launch details.
First of all, the Mi 3 has seen a price cut. It is...

The budget-friendly Nokia Lumia 520 has registered over 12 million activations to date. Microsoft announced the impressive milestone during todayís Worldwide Partner Conference keynote in Washington DC.
The eight-digit number of activations...

Sharp has been producing screens for Apple for quite some time now, so much so that an entire plant in Kameyama Japan is dedicated to making screens for the Cupertino-based tech company.
Sharp is looking to produce screens for other companies,...

Samsung has filled for a patent in its homeland Korea. The new feature, which the company is working on, will be intended for the Galaxy Note series.
The new patent filling reveals that the South Korean manufacturer is working on a method to...

Rumors of a new, metal-clad Galaxy line are back, this time from South Korean site ETnews.com. The article is light on detail but cites industry insiders who claim the Samsung Galaxy Alpha will be unveiled on August 13.
The Alpha line is intended...

Samsung has begun rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat firmware for the Galaxy Grand 2 smartphone. The update includes all Android features up to version 4.4.2 plus updated TouchWiz launcher.
The first market to get the update is India, where the...

Samsung was expected to decorate its Galaxy S5 smartphone with usual spin-offs like the Active, mini, Zoom and the company did not disappoint us. In fact, it looks like we will be treated with one more Galaxy S5 variant in the form of Galaxy S5...

Xiaomiís president Lei Jun recently teased the companyís upcoming flagship smartphone on his Weibo account. Now, the Chinese manufacturer has confirmed that it will be hosting its annual product launch event at the Beijing National Convention Center...

Early Galaxy S5 rumors talked of a retina scanner but the finished device used a fingerprint scanner for its biometric security. Now Samsung is teasing the Galaxy Note 4 through its SamsungExynos Twitter account, showing a phablet-like device that...

It seems the Nokia Lumia 1020 is about to reach the end of the road. According to a tweet by evleaks, the phone will reach End of Life on September 14.
Nokia launched the Lumia 1020 in July last year. As with any Windows Phone, the Lumia 1020...

The aesthetic of Huawei's Emotion 3.0 UI has been leaked and it looks like the Chinese manufacturer has taken its design cues from Apple's iOS 7.
The previous iterations of Huawei's Android skin are much more colorful and bombastic compared to...

The Chinese government recently expressed concerns about iOS' Frequent Locations feature, calling the software a threat to national security. The feature tracks and logs a users' most frequently visited places; it could be a friend's house, the...

Apple iPhones are always among the most popular smartphones in the market and thatís beyond any shadow of doubt. In the past there have been multiple iPhone clones and the tradition is going to continue with the iPhone 6 as...

After having gone up for pre-order in the UK earlier this month, the recently announced Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is getting the same treatment in Germany.
For now, it appears to be offered only by one retailer, though that's the very well known...

@evleaks has been outing numerous leaks of the upcoming LG G Vista for Verizon over the past couple of weeks. Today we got a new one and it revolves around an alleged release date of the device for this Friday.
The smartphone, disclosed...

The second week of July has historically been witness to a wide range of device releases from many a manufacturer, including Samsung, LG, and Sony Ericsson. Also, former Nokia camera guru Damian Dinning talked about the 12MP shooter on their...

We've already saw a plethora of leaked live pictures allegedly showing the upcoming Sony Xperia Z3 flagship expected to go official this Fall. We were even treated to some specs thanks to the first batch of photos - Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC chipset...